Hey , I have a problem with my pacman frog

[Jason123]

thank you for your advice , and unfortunately there is no way I can get the heat pad before tueasday.I found one set of plastic tweezers not these to pluck eyebrows.I am trynig to heat up the terrarium by placing it on the radiators and on a heating blanket .Is there an other way to heat it up ?
Thank you.

[DVirginiana]

Don't place it on top of any heat source. Pacs burrow to stay cool in the wild, and if the heat source is below them, they don't realize that burrowing won't cool them off. They can overheat/dehydrate and die if this goes on for very long. I would recommend sitting him near the radiator and maybe wrapping the heat blanket around two sides of the enclosure. Even when you get a heat pad from the pet shop, be sure to put it on the side and not the bottom.

If you can go by a walmart or hardware store before then, you can pick up a 40 watt red bulb and one of those outdoor light fixtures with a clamp on it and sit that on top of his tank for a heat source. Since you don't need UVB, the red bulbs in hardware stores aren't really very different than the expensive ones they sell for reptiles. :P Just be careful and make sure it's not a fire risk when you set it up.

Here is the link to the Trouble in the Enclosure thread
http://www.frogforum.net/pacman-frog...enclosure.html

This is mainly just to make sure everything else is good (because even the smallest problems can cause pacs to stress out and stop eating).

[Lija]

hi Jason, welcome to the forum! please answer to those questions here so we can help you.
meanwhile if there is now way you can go to the pet store until tuesday, try to heat up tank as much as you can, not from a bottom but from sides.
you need temps of 25C for night and 27-28C for day.
that is ok if he doesn't eat for a day or two, even when conditions are good, they might need a up to a week to get settled in.
you need to make sure the conditions are right and then offer food. most would eat better in their enclosures as the stress from picking him up and placing in different enclosure is eliminated.
- moss - you better take it out and replace the whole thing with fine coconut fiber ( plantation soil, exo earth), it has to be moist but not mud like.

[Jason123]

Thank you for your advices guys
Here are some pictures of the terrarium



is the thermometer and the hygrometer in the right position?
is the layer of plantation soil too thick?
Thank you

[Lija]

that is all messed up. that amount of moss is a disaster waiting to happen, take all moss out for one. Then the tank itself, you will have a hard time keeping conditions proper in that thing, both humidity and heat, you need higher walls. for a baby medium sized critter keeper is good. Get some plant to make a hide of some sorts too. did you manage to keep your temps up?

[Jason123]

he likes to hide under the moss so I dont think thats a big problem.And about the temperatures ... unfortunately no . Hopefully I am buying the heating pad tommorow.Should I buy an other terrarium ? If yes , pease recommend one of these , cuz only one of these I can get
Exo Terra : Natural Terrarium Small / Advanced Reptile Habitat
Exo Terra : Natural Terrarium Mini / Advanced Reptile Habitat
Exo Terra : Natural Terrarium Nano / Advanced Reptile Habitat

I had him in a room near a radiator alone for a long time with 2 crickets.So the temperature was ok for that time and he didnt eat a thing!
How often should I feed my little buddy?

[Lija]

you can get that one Exo Terra : Faunarium / All-Purpose Terrarium you have the largest one, is it right? for a baby the best would be PT2260 and s/he is bigger get a bigger one.
you can get 12"x12"x18" ( mini tall) for now too, put about 3cm of plantation soil, no moss! put some plant or log or something to minimize space and create a hide. and if you have a girl and she is big then you can upgrade her when she is older and if that is a male he will be perfectly happy in small tank.

moss - of course baby hides under it as there are no other options for him, it posses a very high impaction risk, that i don't think you want him to experience.

you need to feed him every day using 15 min rule - give as many as he can eat in 15 min every day while he is a little. but he may not eat for you until conditions are right and he is settled down and feels safe.